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USER GUIDE - Wireless Pyrotechnic Solutions

1. 6 1L Armine TMS SUSI er une 10 CU EEA 10 ee A TE 10 08 22 ea ee see 10 6 2 3 ee ee 11 0 2 4 SSCS TNMs een 11 7 SOFTWARE 11 Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 3 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Wireless Pyrotechnic Solutions wireless firing system Our system is a safe reliable and user friendly designed for wide range of applications and different skill sets WPS wireless ignition system allows bidirectional communication between the transmitter and receiver limiting the guesswork involved determining cue continuity for every single receiver All needed information for the show can be accessed directly from your hand held WPSmote hundreds of meters away For large professional shows connect your WPSmote to your laptop through USB and have a full control over your show on the computer screen With the free PyrolgnationControl software create your own scripted shows and musicals in matter of minutes 1 1 Glossary Channel radio communication is divided into different channels so that each channel can have its own information transmitted without interference WPS wireless firing system has 99 unique channels represented wi
2. 7 Note If button 1 12 is held down a continuous pulse is sent to the receivers until the button is released Note Switch between active channels quickly by pressing and holding or 7 Note Switching between channels will not lose the firing history However re arming the system will create a new firing session with its own firing history Advanced When firing a cue by pressing a button a fixed number of duplicate pulses are sent to the transmitter the number of pulses can be changed at Settings gt Advanced gt Contin fire By default it is set to 3 pulses The higher the number of pulses higher the possibility that at least one packet will arrive to the receivers but limits how fast two sequential cues can be fired Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 11 6 2 3 Step firing Step through all cues by pressing gt This will fire all cues one by one on every press of gt First press will always be the first cue on the channel Every next cue will be the cue on the right from the last cue Once the last cue on the channel is reached the next press will automatically switch to the next active channel In this example once L12 is fired on Channel 2 Al on Channel 4 will be next since there is no active receiver module on Channel 3 it will be skipped By default every gt press will fire the next cue and it does not matter if it is em
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4. 3136 Page 8 5 2 Remote test WPSmote Navigate to Test mode Note WPSmote will communicate only to the modules that it has been synchronized to Advanced The number of times WPSmote tries to communicate to every single receiver before timeout can be modified at Settings gt Advanced gt ACK retries By default it will take 5 attempts before timeout Increase this number for longer range or busy channels 5 2 1 Test overview In test overview you can see all active receiver modules on every active channel The number in brackets represent of active modules on that channel In this instance there are two receiver modules on Channel 2 and single receiver module on Channel 4 5 2 2 Single channel battery and signal strength test To check the signal strength and battery levels for each individual module choose the channel in Test overview by pressing or T and then hold gt to enter The same can be achieved by pressing and holding buttons 1 12 for the corresponding channel You can refresh the test by pressing gt First column represents the module ID Second column represents the battery voltage Third column represents the signal strength between the receiver module and WPSmote Fourth column represents the receiver module type P WPSpro H WPShobby Signal strength Signal strength measures the quality of the communication between WPSmote and the receiver units Measured between 0 and 100 dBm 0 being the
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6. at least one module in the selected channel for the specific cue does not have continuity and at least one does Note You can switch between active channels quickly by pressing and holding J or T Note By pressing 1 12 you can check the banks quicker 1 A 2 B 12 L Note If WPSpro and WPShobby are used on the same channel banks that are not defined in the WPShobby will not count as continuity only the banks that are defined will be tested 5 2 4 Individual cue test In case of partial continuity you might want to find out which specific cues do not have continuity This can easily be done by pressing and holding buttons 1 12 to test the corresponding cue Press to return to Single channel cue test In this example Cue A7 has got continuity on module with ID a but no continuity on module with ID b 5 3 Simulator WPShobby and WPSpro In case simulator mode is active all cue continuity will be overridden with full cues In order to activate the Simulator navigate to Settings gt Firing gt Simulator Note Even if Simulator mode is active physical cues will still fire as usual 5 4 Scripted shows and computer control Connect your WPSmote with USB cable to the computer whilst on All necessary drivers should be downloaded automatically Navigate to PC Control Open PyrolgnationControl software and follow further instructions Note In order to fire cues from the computer software key sw
7. best signal strength and 100 the worst If you experience low signal strength even in close range try changing the channel and or elevating the receiver module above the ground Warnings e Low battery voltage if battery voltage on the receiver goes below a user set threshold an exclamation mark will be displayed next to the voltage For both WPShobby and WPSpro the threshold voltage can be set manually by navigating to Settings gt Advanced gt Low batt By default the low battery threshold is set to 12 0V e Low signal strength if signal strength between the receiver module and WPSmote is below the user set threshold an exclamation mark will be displayed next to the signal strength Signal strength threshold can be set manually in WPSmote by navigating Settings gt Advanced gt RSSI thresh By default low RSSI threshold is set to 80 dBm Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 9 5 2 3 Single channel cue test To test cues for a single channel choose the channel to be tested in Test overview by pressing or T and then gt to enter The same can be achieved by pressing buttons 1 12 for the corresponding channel You can refresh the test by pressing gt and change the Bank being tested by pressing J or T Empty square NO continuity Filled square OK continuity Half filled square partial continuity which means that
8. do so might damage the unit Note Current battery voltage can be seen by pressing and holding lt WPSmote Comes with 2200mAh Li Po battery installed The battery can be charged through USB when connected to the computer or with a dedicated charger The red light indicator will turn off when fully charged fully charged within 5 7 hours The battery level is indicated on the battery icon on the right top corner 3 2 Power saving The backlight intensity of all units can be adjusted by navigating to Settings gt LCD gt Brightness We recommend to lower the brightness settings if the unit is to be in use for a long continuous period By default the intensity is set to 5 To save power all WPS units will dim the LCD and go into sleep mode after certain amount of time of no activity This time in seconds can be adjusted by navigating to Settings gt LCD gt Power saver By default all units will dim the LCD after 30 seconds of inactivity Note WPShobby and WPSpro Power saver will not work when testing cue continuity locally and when armed Therefore to avoid excessive battery consumption exit the Test mode when no longer in use Note WPSmote LCD backlit can be quickly switched on or off by pressing and holding lt Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 6 4 ELECTRIC IGNITERS WPShobby and WPSpro Every time a cue is fired an electric pul
9. itch must be in Fire position Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 10 6 ARMING THE SYSTEM AND FIRING CUES 6 1 Arming the system All receiver modules are armed only when WPSmote is entered in Fire mode Fire mode can be only accessed ifthe key switch is in Fire position Once the system is armed all of the receivers will wake up and display the option to exit the Fire mode At this point if any button is pressed on the receiver it will automatically disarm itself You can disarm the system from the WPSmote by either turning the key switch back to Test position or by returning to the main menu 6 2 Firing cues To fire a channel choose the channel by pressing or T and then gt to enter The same can be achieved by pressing buttons 1 12 for the corresponding channel 6 2 1 Timer The on screen timer can be enabled by navigating to Settings gt Firing gt Timer Timer will start counting as soon as first cue is fired In order to pause the timer press and hold once in Fire channel view Timer will continue as soon as any cue is fired 6 2 2 Manual firing Fire individual cues by pressing buttons 1 12 Once the button is pressed all modules on the selected channel will fire The last fired cue on each channel will be shown with an underscore You can press buttons in any order you like Change the active firing bank by pressing J or
10. message is displayed CH the channel receiver will now listen to ID unique identification letter for each receiver module on the same channel Note Hold down or T to fast scroll Press 1 12 on WPSmote to select channel quicker Note Up to 99 individual channels with up to 27 receivers on the same channel a z Note Limited to 500 receivers synchronized to a single WPSmote at any given time Note You can check receivers Channel ID and battery level any time by pressing and holding lt 2 1 Un sync WPShobby and WPSpro Navigate to Sync and then select the channel by pressing or WPSmote Navigate to Sync and then select the channel by pressing or T Once the channel is selected press and hold gt to un sync Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 5 3 POWER AND POWER SAVING 3 1 Power WPShobby and WPSpro Both receivers can be powered by either an internal or external power source In case the receiver is ordered with the battery option a 12V or 24V 2x 12V in series lead acid battery will be already installed inside the unit However if you want to use your own power source you can connect external 12 24V power source to the 5 1x2 1mm power jack on the left bottom corner Make sure the polarity is correct i e the red alligator clip should be connected to positive battery terminal and the black to the negative Failure to
11. ped banks for WPSpro all values must be halved Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 7 5 TEST Each cue s continuity can be tested directly on WPShobby or WPSpro or remotely from WPSmote 5 1 Local test WPShobby and WPSpro Navigate to Test Change the bank being tested by pressing or 7 Empty square NO continuity Filled square OK continuity WPShobby WPShobby banks are represented with either filled circle Upper bank or an empty circle Left bank You can set which physical bank location represents which bank letter by going Se Settings gt Firing gt Change banks Then press gt to change either Upper bank or Left bank settings Change the Bank letters by pressing J or 7 Confirm by pressing gt You can set any letter A L to represent any of the banks however both banks cannot have the same bank letter By default Upper bank is A Left bank is B WWW WIRELESSPYRO CO UK WPSpro WPSpro banks are clearly labelled as capital letter A L 6 cues on the main panel A1 A6 are internally linked to the WPSslat on the Bank A In this case cues A1 A6 are in parallel and continuity cannot be tested for each individual cue separately in case both panel and WPSslat cues at Bank A used at the same time Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 78
12. pty or full but there is an option available to skip empty cues and step only on partial full cues This option can be set by navigating to Settings gt Firing gt Skip empty 6 2 4 Sequence firing Automatically fire cues with fixed time delay of 0 1 60 seconds This mode can be activated by pressing and holding gt for 1 second To stop the automatic sequence firing press gt again The default time delay can be set by navigating to Settings gt Firing gt Sequence However once sequence firing is active you can adjust the speed by either pressing buttons 1 12 represents delay in seconds or by pressing or T to decrease or increase the delay whilst the sequence firing is still active Similarly to the step fire once all cues on the selected channel are fired the next active channel is selected Skipping empty cue option is also available 7 SOFTWARE UPDATES WPSmote Connect your WPSmote with USB cable to the computer whilst on All necessary drivers should be downloaded automatically Navigate to PC Control Follow further computer instructions WPShobby and WPSpro Navigate to Settings gt Advanced gt Wireless update Connect your WPSmote to the computer through USB cable and navigate to PC Control Follow further computer instructions Note Current software version can be check by navigating to About New versions are free to download on our website at http wirelesspyro co uk updates Have a question
13. se of current triggers the igniter This pulse length can vary for different igniters For instance a professional e match will fire easily under 0 1s however for homemade igniters and Talon clips this time might be longer up to 2 seconds Therefore for every single receiver the pulse time can be adjusted by navigating to Settings gt Firing gt Pulse time By default pulse time is set to 0 1 seconds Note If cues are being fired faster than the set pulse time the current cue s pulse will be terminated and the new cue s pulse will begin WPShobby Each cue is limited to 7 5A of current WPSpro Each cue is limited to 7 5A of current however if banks are grouped the maximum current is halved Grouped banks banks that will fire at the exact time as if they were connected in parallel Any combination of banks can be grouped by navigating to Settings gt Firing gt Group banks For instance if Bank A is grouped to Bank B then if cue is fired cue B1 will be fired at the exact same time Similarly if cue B9 is fired cue A9 will fire as well 4 1 Maximum e matches electric igniters Parallel 12V 24V 12V 24V Fr gt Assuming 24 AWG RJ45 cable purchased on our website Note Assuming professional e match with resistance of 2 ohms and all fire current of 0 5 Note All values are for reference only and might vary for different setups Note In case of grou
14. th numbers 1 99 Cue the smallest unit of the system Each cue has its own two terminals to connect the e match to There is no polarity on the e match so the two e match wires can be connected either way WPShobby has 24 individual cues and WPSpro has 144 individual cues 12 x 12cues on each WPSslat Bank every 12 cues are grouped together and represent one Bank Each Bank is identified by a capital letter A L WPShobby has 2 Banks WPSpro has 12 Banks 1 2 Disclaimer The manufacturer s distributor s and or seller s accept no responsibility whatsoever for any damage injury or loss financial or otherwise resulting directly or indirectly from the use misuse function or malfunction of this device By purchasing and using this device you understand and accept this disclaimer Have a question Let us know and we will help Email support wirelesspyro co uk Phone 44 0 7842 783136 Page 4 2 SYNCHRONISING RECEIVER MODULES Every WPS unit has its own MAC address so that each unit can be differentiated from one another Once synced each WPShobby and WPSpro can communicate to onlyone WPSmote at any given time WPShobby and WPSpro Navigate to Sync by pressing or T then choose the channel by pressing J or T again WPSmote Navigate to Sync and then choose the channel by pressing 4 or T Once the channel is selected press gt to start synchronizing If synchronization is successful a confirmation

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